Since the last trime quantum computing was doiscussed here I have received several requests for a reference to an elementary but adequate introductory discussion of it.
The best reference is the small book Williams, Colin P., and Scott H. Clearwater. Explorations in quantum computing. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1994. It is certainly elementary in this context, but 'elementary' here does not mean that it is at all accessible to potential readers who are uncomfortable with complex numbers and the standard arithmetic operations on them or 2) matrix algebra. It is not. The question Why be interested in q John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
